Edinburgh Zoo pandas: Celebrate one year in Scotland

It is one year since two giant pandas arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from China. The zoo says it has learned a lot about Tian Tian (meaning Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine) in the past year including how they are...

Panda Pair Plans Escape Together From Zoo: Video

Two pandas in a zoo obviously didn't want to stay behind 'bars' anymore and planned an elaborate escape. One of the pandas in an unnamed zoo distracts the zookeeper by walking towards him and rolling over and when the camera pans up you can see the other panda making a break...

Let Pandas Die, Says BBC Presenter

Pandas should be allowed to go extinct because they are suck in an "evolutionary cul-de-sac" and that we should "pull the plug"on our conservation efforts, according to BBC presenter and naturalist Chris Packham....

Pandas Face Extinction In Two-Three Generations

China's giant panda might be exinct in as little as two generations, according to a report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The panda's natural habitat is constantly shrinking, being split up in small patches that do not connect. This is a threat to their genetic...

Sichuan's Giant Pandas find "New home" after the earthquake

There are countless tragedies from the devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province last year. More than 80,000 people died in the earthquake, and many more continue to battle to put their lives back...

Zoo panda gets a colonoscopy

"WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Giving a panda at the National Zoo in Washington a colonoscopy was a complicated procedure involving 10 employees, zoo officials said. Tai Shan, born at the zoo almost four years ago, needed the colonoscopy to determine whether he had recovered...

With Panda Card, visiting the giant panda's hometown—free!

Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, began its promotion to attract tourists by floating 20 million tourist consumption cards, the "Panda Card" on Mar. 24. 11 key state-owned scenic spots in Chengdu...

Chinese liquor tour in Chengdu

I am excited about the tour I was heading for Chengdu to see a liquor & wine exhibition. Officially called it China National Sugar and Alcoholic Commodities Fair, it is the largest event of this kind...

Chicken Soup for the Panda Soul

Two young Red Pandas have been feeling the stress of busy zoo days and with the approaching winter months, zoo officials were concerned for their health. Twice this past month, zoo officials said Friday, they have...

Return of the Panda

LOS ANGELES - Dreamworks have announced that June 3rd, 2011 will see the return of the panda Po to cinema screens across the world, as they have confirmed that a sequel to their smash hit "Kung Fu Panda" is slated...

A panda is born in Atlanta while another baby dies in Japan

The birth of a baby panda is a rare and wonderful occurance. The only panda born at a US zoo this year was put into an incubator on Monday so that zookeepers at the Atlanta zoo can monitor its progress. "Zoo...

A surge of post-earthquake panda births in Sichuan holds promise for the species

Much to the delight of conservation biologists and zoo enthusiasts, nineteen panda cubs were born in captivity since May 12th earthquake hit the province of Sichuan, destroying many panda shelters and leaving many...

Zoo celebrates panda birthdays with ice cakes

They're not just any siblings, they're panda siblings sharing a birthday. With only 12 pandas in captivity, this is a rare occasion that the zoo keepers and patrons all want to take part in. "There are only...

Four Newly Born Giant Panda Cubs Boosts Endangered Species

Four giant panda cubs have been born late Saturday within 14 hours in China's Breeding Research Centre, including female twins.     " The giant panda is one of the world's most endangered...

Hollywood vs. China: the Panda has his day in court (updated)

It was only a few weeks ago that China fell in love with Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda:"Kung Fu Panda , which opened on 20 June, passed the 100-million-yuan (£7.4m) threshold in the box offices at Chinese cinemas...

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